English versionDear readers, this post aims to answer one of our readers describing himself as being of the Gabonese intelligentsia, who in a letter, is against our characterization of Guy Rossatanga-Rignault. We come here to respond publicly to this reader, so that our position is clearly understood by all.Sir,Thank you for the attention you give us by writing to express your feelings about the content of our article about the latest book by Guy Rossatanga-Rignault.You say that we are not literary critics and lack the understanding and technical expertise to judge such work. Let us laugh, dear sir, for the work of Rossatanga-Rignault is not a work of literature but a selection of supposedly key dates in the history of Gabon; and when your friend can twist these dates, we must point this out. It is not Rossatanga’s prose that interests us, but his quackery because he puts on a historian suit allowing him, in a span of one book, to skew the history of Gabon in the direction desired by Ali Bongo. This, dear Sir, seems to us inappropriate!Sir, rest assured, we are not naive, and know full well that if Rossatanga-Rignault collaborates and works for Ali Bongo, it is strictly by opportunism and careerism. It would be more honest on his part, to stop walking the tightrope in presenting himselve as an "academic" while his moral integrity is at level zero today.It is, dear sir, impossible for us to ignore political motives of Rossatanga because his book is a true historical sham that should be marked with the seal of the presidency of the Republic. It is a work of propaganda.Step back and you too, sir, would realize that the emperor has no clothes, naked.Version françaiseChers lecteurs, ce billet a pour but de répondre à un de nos lecteurs se décrivant de l’intelligentsia Gabonaise, qui dans un courrier, s’insurge contre notre caractérisation de Guy Rossatanga-Rignault. Nous venons ici publiquement répondre à ce lecteur, pour que notre position soit clairement comprise de tous.Cher Monsieur,Merci de l’attention que vous nous accordez en nous écrivant pour exprimer votre sentiment à propos du contenu de notre article sur le dernier ouvrage de Guy Rossatanga-Rignault.Vous dites que nous ne sommes pas des critiques littéraires et manquons de compréhension et de technicité pour juger une telle œuvre. Permettez-nous de rire, chers Monsieur, car l’ouvrage de Rossatanga-Rignault n’est pas une œuvre de littérature mais une sélection de supposées grandes dates de l’histoire du Gabon ; et quand votre ami se permet de travestir ces dates, nous devons le faire remarquer. Ce n’est pas la prose de Rossatanga qui nous intéresse, mais son charlatanisme car il revêt un costume d’historien lui permettant, le temps d’un ouvrage, de biaiser l’histoire du Gabon dans le sens voulu par Ali Bongo. Cela, cher Monsieur, nous parait inapproprié !Monsieur, rassurez-vous, nous ne sommes pas naïfs, et savons pertinemment que si Rossatanga-Rignault collabore et travaille pour Ali Bongo, c’est strictement par opportunisme et arrivisme. Il serait plus honnête de sa part, d’arrêter de jouer les funambules en se présentant comme « universitaire » alors que son intégrité morale est au niveau zéro aujourd’hui.Il nous est, cher Monsieur, impossible de faire abstraction des motifs politiques qui habitent Rossatanga, car son ouvrage est une véritable imposture historique qui devrait être marquée du sceau de la présidence de la république. C’est un ouvrage de propagande.Prenez du recul et vous aussi Monsieur, vous rendrez compte que l’empereur est nu, à poil.

English version What will Ali Bongo do in Cuba? What does he seek with the Cubans? Angola has the best army in Africa and one of the best in the developing world. The Angolan army overcame Unita, which was armed by the US and trained by the apartheid regime, which was a nuclear power. The Angolan army defeated the South African army. All this was possible because the Angolan army was supervised by Cuban instructors. Between 1979 and 1991, Cuba deployed 50,000 civilians and 370,000 soldiers in Angola. This represented almost 5% of the total Cuban population. Angola reimbursed Cuba by supplying oil free of charge. It was a win-win arrangement. Ali Bongo wants to survive politically. He feels cornered from every side. He knows that only military brute force could save his regime. Therefore he goes to Cuba to seek military support that he disguises this as economic and cultural exchange. He wants military instructors to strengthen his military capability to remain in power.

English version Ali Bongo was certainly inspired by his friend Erdogan, the Turkish president who organized a coup against himself, obviously missed, to allow him to launch his army against the opposition in the name of the fight against terrorism. Ali Bongo has been inspired by the idea, staging Aba'a Minko, as a pseudo plotter attempting a false coup that should serve Ali Bongo to clean up his opponents. Ali Bongo wants to create false terrorist events to declare a state of emergency and portray himself as a great fighter against terrorism to win the sympathy of France and the USA. But the Gabonese people are now clear-sighted and see plainly that all this is stitched by the regime. We will not give up!